ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE iNTERViEWS THE CRiNGE

MARCH 29, 2010
iT'S ALL iN THE PLAYiNG
JOHN CUSIMANO OF THE CRiNGE
TALKS TO ROCKWiRED
ABOUT THEiR LATEST CD PLAY THiNG
WORKiNG WiTH STEVE LiLLYWHiTE
AND BALANCiNG ROCK WiTH A CAREER iN LAW
iNTERViEWED BY BRiAN LUSH
With the pending release of their third album ‘PLAY THING’, THE CRINGE have gotten down to business in terms of making their oh-so-savvy brand of power pop something that is going to stand out in today’s musical climate. The switch to a more serious approach to song craft can be attributed to the invaluable guidance and input from legendary producer STEVE LILLYWHITE (U2, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND) but the band’s front man and songwriter JOHN CUSIMANO (husband of TV personality RACHAEL RAY) and his band of dedicated journeymen deserve much of the credit. With ‘PLAY THING’, the band transcends both power pop and garage rock with the all out prog rock of POISON while the first single ‘NO CONTROL’ will no doubt bring back a memory or two of SIAMESE DREAM-era SAMSHING PUMPKINS. For anyone out there whining that rock n roll ain’t what it used to be, THE CRINGE just might be the band that you want shuffled on your i-pod along with SOUNDGARDEN and MUDHONEY. (READ MORE)